1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, asaddhammā.“Mendicants, these four things oppose the true teaching.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?1.3Kodhagarutā na saddhammagarutā, makkhagarutā na saddhammagarutā, lābhagarutā na saddhammagarutā, sakkāragarutā na saddhammagarutā.Valuing anger, denigration, material things, and honor rather than the true teaching.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro asaddhammā.These are the four things that oppose the true teaching.

2.1Cattārome, bhikkhave, saddhammā.These four things are the true teaching.2.2Katame cattāro?What four?2.3Saddhammagarutā na kodhagarutā, saddhammagarutā na makkhagarutā, saddhammagarutā na lābhagarutā, saddhammagarutā na sakkāragarutā.Valuing the true teaching rather than anger, denigration, material things, and honor.2.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro saddhammāti.These are the four things that are the true teaching.

3.1Kodhamakkhagaru bhikkhu,∥A mendicant who values anger and denigration,3.2lābhasakkāragāravo;possessions and honor,3.3Sukhette pūtibījaṁva,doesn’t grow in the true teaching,3.4saddhamme na virūhati.like a rotten seed in a good field.

4.1Ye ca saddhammagaruno,But those who value the true teaching,4.2vihaṁsu viharanti ca;who have lived it, and are living it now,4.3Te ve dhamme virūhanti,these do grow in the teaching,4.4snehānvayamivosadhā”ti.like well-watered herbs.”

4.5Catutthaṁ.